Wednesday, July 20, 2011

My visit to Geneva


Geneva is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Geneva is a global city, a financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy and the most important UN international co-operation centre with New York thanks to the presence of numerous international organizations, including the headquarters of many of the agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross. The climate of Geneva is temperate. Winters are moderately mild, usually with light frosts at night and thawing conditions during the day. Summers are pleasantly warm. 

There are 82 buildings or sites in Geneva that are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance and the entire old city of Geneva is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. Some of the places worth visiting are Cathedral St-Pierre, Collège Calvin, International Committee of the Red Cross (CICR), Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques, Notre-Dame Church, Russe Church, Russe Church, Hôtel de Ville et tour Baudet, Institute and Museum of Voltaire with Library and Archives, Mallet House and Museum international de la Réforme, Tavel House, Brunswick Monument, Musée Ariana, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Museum d’art moderne et contemporain, Museum d’ethnographie, Museum of the International Red Cross, Musée Rath, Muséum d’histoire naturelle, World Meteorological Organization (OMM), Parc des Bastions, Quai Gustave-Ador et mobilier urbain de 1896 avec Jet d’eau, Quai et Hôtel des Bergues, Quai du Mont-Blanc, Temple de la Madeleine, Temple Saint-Gervais, University of Geneva, International Telecommunication Union.

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